The Organic Farming Conference
November 9 @ 8:30 am - November 10 @ 3:30 pm
SHOW HOURS:
Thursday Nov. 9 – 8:30am – 3:30pm
Friday Nov. 10 – 8:30am – 3:30pm
The Organic Farming Conference will be held in the Mt. Hope Event Center November 9 & 10, 2023. This annual event fills the building with vendors, food and several extremely educational seminars. To view the full schedule of seminars and get more information about this wonderful show, please visit; https://www.organicfarmingconf.com/index.html
Registration is $20 for one-day, $30 for both days and includes a delicious organic noon meal.
Schedule of events:
THURSDAY SCHEDULE:
8:30 -Welcome and Overview of the Day
8:45. – Key Note Speaker: TheOrganic Produce to Dairy in WI –Jim Wedeberg (Organic Pioneer)
10:00-Vendor Show/Morning Break
10:30-Breakout Sessions:
Room 1) Growing Practices for Organic Strawberries: Ron Meyer
Blueberry Production Tips: Mike Erb
Room 2) A Tour of Our Farm–Jim Wedeberg
Room 3) The Organic Home
11:45-Lunch and Vendor Show
1:00- Room 1) Balancing Soils for Better Yields: Edwin Blosser
2:15-Vendor Show
2:30-Breakout Sessions:
Room 1) Balancing Soils For Row Crops-Edwin Blosser
Room 2) Fence Row Nature : farmer panel
Room 3) The Organic Home
3:30-Dismiss
8:45. – Key Note Speaker: TheOrganic Produce to Dairy in WI –Jim Wedeberg (Organic Pioneer)
10:00-Vendor Show/Morning Break
10:30-Breakout Sessions:
Room 1) Growing Practices for Organic Strawberries: Ron Meyer
Blueberry Production Tips: Mike Erb
Room 2) A Tour of Our Farm–Jim Wedeberg
Room 3) The Organic Home
11:45-Lunch and Vendor Show
1:00- Room 1) Balancing Soils for Better Yields: Edwin Blosser
2:15-Vendor Show
2:30-Breakout Sessions:
Room 1) Balancing Soils For Row Crops-Edwin Blosser
Room 2) Fence Row Nature : farmer panel
Room 3) The Organic Home
3:30-Dismiss
FRIDAY SCHEDULE:
8:30-Welcome and Overview of the Day
8:45-Key Note Speaker: A Shepherd’s Journey from East Germany to New York: Ulf Kintzel
10:00-Vendor Show/Morning Break
10:30-Breakout Sessions:
Room 1) 100% Grassmilk Panel: Gene DeBruin, Paul J. Miller, David Hershberger, LLoyd Miller, Aaron Nolt
Room 2) Organic Produce Growing Experiences from Romulas, NY:
Room 3) The Organic Home
11:45-Lunch and Vendor Show
1:00-Breakout Sessions:
Room 1) Plants and Habitat for Our Pollinators: Denise Ellsworth
Room 2) Managing Pasture Quality for 100% Grass Production of Sheep: UHumus Humus lf Kintzel
Room 3) The Organic Home
2:15-Vendor Show
2:30-Breakout Sessions:
Room 1) Composting and Humus Composting: Edwin Blosser
Room 2) Family Farm Succession-Jim Wedeberg
Room 3) The Organic Home
3:30-Dismiss
8:45-Key Note Speaker: A Shepherd’s Journey from East Germany to New York: Ulf Kintzel
10:00-Vendor Show/Morning Break
10:30-Breakout Sessions:
Room 1) 100% Grassmilk Panel: Gene DeBruin, Paul J. Miller, David Hershberger, LLoyd Miller, Aaron Nolt
Room 2) Organic Produce Growing Experiences from Romulas, NY:
Room 3) The Organic Home
11:45-Lunch and Vendor Show
1:00-Breakout Sessions:
Room 1) Plants and Habitat for Our Pollinators: Denise Ellsworth
Room 2) Managing Pasture Quality for 100% Grass Production of Sheep: UHumus Humus lf Kintzel
Room 3) The Organic Home
2:15-Vendor Show
2:30-Breakout Sessions:
Room 1) Composting and Humus Composting: Edwin Blosser
Room 2) Family Farm Succession-Jim Wedeberg
Room 3) The Organic Home
3:30-Dismiss